Curly, un apuesto vaquero, está enamorado de Laurey, una tímida granjera, pero ambos son demasiado orgullosos y les cuesta admitir sus sentimientos. La llegada de un forastero desencadenará entre los dos hombres una guerra sin cuartel para conquistar a la chica.

Nightclub singer Joan Gordon runs away from her gangster boyfriend to become a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer. Their relationship has a rocky start, but just as Joan realizes she's developing feelings for her husband, her old boyfriend arrives to win her back.